000			01435 a2200205 4500
020			_a9781107033894
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a530.11 _bK926c
100			_aKroon, Juan A. Valiente
245			_aConformal methods in general relativity _cJuan A. Valiente Kroon
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2016 _aCambridge
300			_axxx, 594p
440			_aCambridge monographs on mathematical physics
490			_a/ edited by P. V. Landshaff
520			_aThis book offers a systematic exposition of conformal methods and how they can be used to study the global properties of solutions to the equations of Einstein's theory of gravity. It shows that combining these ideas with differential geometry can elucidate the existence and stability of the basic solutions of the theory. Introducing the differential geometric, spinorial and PDE background required to gain a deep understanding of conformal methods, this text provides an accessible account of key results in mathematical relativity over the last thirty years, including the stability of de Sitter and Minkowski spacetimes. For graduate students and researchers, this self-contained account includes useful visual models to help the reader grasp abstract concepts and a list of further reading, making this the perfect reference companion on the topic.
650			_aConformal geometry
650			_aConformal mapping
942			_cBK
999			_c558438 _d558438